One of my older brothers has been out of work for several months now. He was on half-time for months before that. After sending out numerous resumes, he had a promising interview last week. He called last night to say that all the searching had finally paid off and he got a job!
Woohoo!
My brother is in his 60s. All his life, all he wanted to be was an architect. When one of his high school teachers said that he'd never make it, he defied them and graduated college with honors. He worked for the same firm for over 20 years before he was laid off. With the economy in the toilet, commercial development was halted and the firm had no more work for him. They did their best to keep him on for as long as they could, but if no one is building, there's no need for an architect.
Today I'm so very grateful that my brother finally got good news. It's tough to make the switch at his age. But he persevered, never gave up, and never got down about it.
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